Routine biomicroscopy: A protocol for routine examination of the anterior segment of the eye and the ocular adnexa.

Abstract

While the slit lamp biomicroscope has become an indispensable tool in contact lens practice, its use in the routine evaluation of the anterior segment may not be universal. The aim of this paper is to encourage routine use of the slit lamp. This paper does not detail methods of examining specific structures or describe types of illumination, however the protocol described provides students and practitioners with a framework on which a routine for external eye examination can be built.

Key words:

• Biomicroscopy
• slit lamp examination
• routine examination
• external eye examination